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Church may refer to:

In Christianity:

• Church (building), building used for religious services
• Christian Church, worldwide body of Christians
  • Invisible church, the "invisible" body of the elect who are known only to God
  • Roman Catholic Church, Christian church that adheres to the teaching of the Papacy
  • Orthodox Church, Christian Churches rejecting the supremacy of the Pope, separated from the Roman Catholic Church since the 11th century East-West Schism
  • Protestant Church, form of Christian faith and church organization originating from the doctrines of the Protestant Reformation
  • National church, various Christian Churches limited in scope to a nation state
• Church body, Christian religious organization made up of congregations, members, and (often) clergy
• Church service, time for communal worship, often on Sundays
• Christian clergy, formal Christian religious leadership

In names:

• Church (surname), English surname (and list of people with that name)
• Church, Lancashire, suburb of Accrington, England
• Adam Gilchrist, nicknamed "Church", retired Australian cricketer

In music:

• The Church (band), Australian rock band
• "The Church", song by Hawkwind from Church of Hawkwind
• "Church", song by OutKast from Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
• "Church", song by Galactic from Coolin' Off
• "Church", song by T-Pain from Epiphany (album)

In fiction:

• Church (Red vs. Blue), fictional character
• Church, family cat in Stephen King's novel Pet Sematary

Other uses:

• Church (sociology of religion), classification of religious movements in the sociology of religion

See also

• Church and State
• Churchianity
• Place of worship
• Religion and politics
• List of new religious movements
• Religion-supporting organization.